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Op-ed

At land or sea, decent work is a right for all

An ‘out of sight, out of mind’ attitude prevails all too often when it comes to the labour rights of workers employed in South East Asia’s fishing and seafood processing sectors. On International Workers' Day, Mi Zhou and Benjamin Harkins argue that...

Getting serious about supporting the care economy

Opinion by Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for South Asia and Country Office for India in The Hindu, on the Care Economy.

Social dialogue for safe workplaces

Opinion written by Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for South Asia and Country Office for India on World Safety and Health at Work Day, published in The Hindu

A new partnership boosts workers’ voices and labour rights in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

The ILO has embarked on the new partnership with the Kurdistan United Workers Unions to improve working conditions and address the needs of workers at Employment Intensive Investment Programme sites in Dohuk.

ILO Voices | Occupational safety and health

Good coffee, safe lives

Briseida Venegas Ramos is president of a female-led coffee cooperative in Veracruz, Mexico. She teaches farmers how to prevent accidents while working.

Our impact, their voices

Indonesian garment factories step up to meet occupational safety and health standards

Through strengthening compliance with occupational safety and health (OSH) standards, two participating garment factories of Better Work Indonesia, a joint programme of ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have been recognized by the...

Opinion editorial

Acting together to build a positive culture of safety and health

An opinion editorial by Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for the International Labour Organization for Asia and the Pacific , in conjunction with the commemoration of the World Day for Safety and Health at...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Investment in OSH systems and in social dialogue should go hand in hand

ILO Bangladesh Country Director, Tuomo Poutiainen's message was published in several national newspapers on World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022.

Op-ed

Acting together to build a positive culture of safety and health

‘Social dialogue’ has been key to tackling the occupational safety and health challenges of COVID-19 across Asia and the Pacific. Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for the International Labour Organization for...

Op-Ed

Why workers must be central to safety and health efforts in Qatar

As we celebrate World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022, Afroz Dawar, OSH professional and workers representative, reflects on the importance of social dialogue for the promotion of safety at work in Qatar.

Making a splash in eco-tourism

Brooke McKinley and Capt. Drew Vevea, Outer Island Excursions, Anacortes, Washington

ILO Voices | Environment

I dreamed a forest into life

Raya Ubenova asked herself what she could do about climate change. Her solution: to plant a forest of 7,500 trees in her home country, Bulgaria.

The ILO Accel Africa supports Improved apprenticeship in dual education system through transition from school to work training.

The Dual Education System (DES) is a unique 3-year governmental technical vocational education system that combines on-the-job training and off-the-job learning. After the 3 years, apprentices earn a technical education diploma, in addition to a...

Our impact, their voices

Why we journalists have not been able to report on the exploitation of migrant workers

Nepalese journalist Hom Karki, has been researching and reporting on labour migration, human trafficking, forced labour and recruitment practices since 2009. He discussed with us the financial exploitation and mental abuse faced by Nepali migrant...

Emerging Insight: Equipping and enticing cooperatives to offer insurance

Nourishing the soul with the sound of Aloha

Joe Souza, Master Luthier & Co-owner of Kanile’a ‘Ukulele, Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii

I feel successful because I love what I do

Shams Ahmed, Arranger, Vocal Producer, Music Producer & Director, Citizen Queen and Acapop! – Los Angeles, California

Social Finance going digital in Mali: Raising awareness about Child Labor and Microfinance through Mobile Technology

The partnership between the ILO and VIAMO provided a cost-effective and tailored approach to awareness-raising that accommodates the preferences and capacities of Mali's communities.

Case story

Visit at Binh Minh Coffee Cooperative, Dak Lak Province

The Vision Zero Fund project in Viet Nam organized a training visit in Dak Lak Province on 10-12 March 2022.

ACCEL Africa’s Media Production Competition: Leveraging the power of media to combat child labour in Mali

The video was the award-winning entry to ACCEL Africa’s Media Production Competition, which was launched in April 2022 and conducted in the lead up to the World Day Against Child Labour in June 2022.